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Lineage Eternal trailer shows off drag-and-hold combat
Lineage fans have a lot to be excited about this week, as NCsoft has finally announced the third franchise entry at G-Star 2011. Lineage Eternal is shaping up to be a throwback to the original Lineage title due to its overhead camera, and it also sports a fairly unique "drag-and-hold" mechanic designed to make combat more immersive via drawn mouse patterns for various actions like spell-casting. We say fairly unique here because while the mechanic is new to AAA MMO franchises, a similar idea was employed earlier this year in the Shadow Cities iPhone game. You can get a look at the mechanics in action, as well as over 14 minutes of Lineage Eternal gameplay, in the trailer after the cut. [Thanks to John for the tip!]
G-Star 2011: NCsoft announces Lineage Eternal
Earlier today at South Korea's G-Star 2011, NCsoft announced the sequel to its wildly popular Lineage series. Lineage Eternal: Twilight Resistance (also referred to as Lineage 3) will be set in the same fantasy setting as the previous two Lineage games, but this one sports more of a Diablo-esque camera view and much more use of object-oriented gameplay. One exciting mechanic said to be in the game is "drag-and-hold" combat, by which you will literally drag your mouse to strike or cast at enemies in a pattern you draw on your screen (shown in the header image above). We'll be sure to keep you updated on every tiny bit of new info we can get from NCsoft on Lineage Eternal as it develops.
